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Bonnie L. Bassler is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is the Andrew K. Golden University Professor and Squibb Professor of Molecular Biology at Princeton University, as well as an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Her research focuses on the molecular mechanisms bacteria use for intercellular communication, specifically through a process known as quorum sensing. This process enables bacteria to detect and respond to changes in population density via secreted signaling molecules, which ultimately coordinates gene expression within bacterial communities. Dr. Bassler's efforts have paved the way for novel therapies aimed at disrupting quorum-sensing-mediated communication to combat bacterial infections. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses and has held leadership positions in the Princeton University Council for Science and Technology. Dr. Bassler has received numerous accolades for her contributions to microbiology, including the MacArthur Fellowship, the Theobald Smith Society Waksman Award, the Eli Lilly Investigator Award, and the Wiley Prize in Biomedical Science, among others. She has also served on various scientific boards and editorial positions in prestigious journals, impacting the future of research in molecular biology and microbiology.
Princeton University • Princeton, NJ
Leading research on quorum sensing in bacteria and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.